SDGs

There would be huge impact of the ongoing COVID-19 crisis on poor families and their children. The economic, health and social crisis emanating from the present situation can push millions of vulnerable children out of school and into the…
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The COVID-19 pandemic, and the global recession it has triggered, are of course causing immense human suffering around the world. “Unless we act now, we could face years of depressed and disrupted economic growth. Those who suffer most will…
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The current pandemic has wreaked havoc on the socioeconomic conditions of our world and has put a great strain on the health and economic structures of countries. The pandemic has shown the glaring inadequacies in financial architecture to…
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Migration – domestic and international – has received renewed attention in recent months in the wake of the global pandemic COVID-19. Conversations in recent days have focused on multilateral efforts to revive the economy and prop up…
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The 11th Petersberg Climate Dialogue was held virtually in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic. Prakash Javadekar, Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India, attended the session. Since 2010, Germany hosts…
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Globally, another 2.5 billion people are expected to live in urban areas by 2050, and 90 per cent of this increase will take place in Asia and Africa. This will intensify the pressure for creating adequate city infrastructure and…
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“Housing for All by 2022’ has been one of the key declared objectives of the Indian government since 2015. Although ‘Housing’ is a basic human right, it still continues to be a distant dream for millions of people in India. Moreover, it…
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The UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human rights (UNGP) envisages Protect–Respect–Remedy framework locating the state’s role primarily in the first pillar. However, it is also the role of the State to ensure that all three pillars…
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In March 2018, the meeting of the Task Force on Sustainable Procurement noted economic and environmental dimensions as key components of sustainable procurement. Putting emphasis on it, the meeting stated that ‘more economic and…
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Humanity stands on the verge of an irreversible environment crisis as deforestation and plastic epidemic contributes to global warming. Paper and plastic are the key players in the destruction of the planet and the millions of…
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